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The Detroit Lions\u2019 passing game has long relied on the tremendous rapport between Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jared Goff, a partnership that has anchored the offense through multiple seasons.<\/p>\n

However, in recent weeks, that connection has dissipated in ways the Lions aren\u2019t accustomed to seeing \u2013 and in ways they cannot afford to let linger.<\/p>\n

St. Brown has logged just seven total receptions and 100 receiving yards over the past two games, a stretch that includes some of the least efficient production of his career.<\/p>\n

He’s also caught just 35 percent of his targets from Goff the last two weeks, including a season-low and career-worst 16.7 percent of his targets in Detroit’s Week 11 loss to the Eagles.<\/p>\n

Even more alarming, seven of Goff\u2019s targets to St. Brown against Philadelphia came in critical third-and-fourth-down situations, and none of them resulted in conversions.<\/p>\n

For a duo that typically thrives when the stakes rise, that\u2019s as uncharacteristic as it gets.<\/p>\n

The issues aren\u2019t isolated to situational downs, either.<\/p>\n

St. Brown is currently on pace for the lowest catch percentage of his career (70.2 percent), and his five drops already surpass his total from last season. Additionally, his 5.3 percent drop rate marks another career low.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Goff\u2019s timing with his most trusted receiver has been off, as he\u2019s missed throws he typically places with precision.<\/p>\n

Still, neither player nor the coaching staff believes this is evidence of a deeper-rooted issue.<\/p>\n

St. Brown, for one, downplayed the notion of any disconnect in his media session with reporters Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, there\u2019s a few plays in that last game we should have back, but it\u2019s just little things here and there,\u201d the fifth-year receiver said. \u201cFew plays, whether it\u2019s me, whether it\u2019s someone else, just not connecting. But, if you\u2019d ask anyone in this building, we\u2019re not worried. We got the right guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Detroit offensive coordinator John Morton doesn\u2019t believe the connection issues between Goff and St. Brown will persist, either.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust missing throws, that\u2019s all. Whether it was technique on the route or – again, I\u2019m talking about the same thing again. That\u2019s what it\u2019s boiling down to,\u201d Morton expressed Thursday. \u201cSo, just one of those things that happened. So, it won\u2019t happen again. We\u2019ll make sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the slump, St. Brown is in the middle of another highly productive season, with 66 catches for 735 yards and eight touchdowns through 10 games.<\/p>\n

He also remains on pace to reach at least 100 receptions for the fourth straight season, and to eclipse the 1,000-yard receiving plateau for the fourth consecutive campaign, too.<\/p>\n

For the Lions to get back on track offensively, the Goff-to-St. Brown connection must return to its reliable form.<\/p>\n

Given their track record, Detroit has every reason to believe the duo will revert to its old ways in time for the season\u2019s final seven weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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